Shorebird Flame - Guess the Species!

[Daniel Cadieux]

This fella was feeding right in front of me, and when I noticed it holding this pose for a few seconds every time it submerged it head I thought it could make a neat picture. I think it did indeed turn out pretty neat! I liked the "flame" shape it took here and with an excellent view of the backside plumage. Something different I guess.

Canon 7D + 500mm f/4 II + 1.4TC, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/800s., f/5.6, ISO 800, small crop for comp after a slight CW rotation, a brighter area in the BG smoothed out.

[Bill Dix]

Love it. Looks like a flower. No idea the species, but as a wild guess I'll say Least Sandpiper.

[keith mitchell]

Not sure on the ID Dan but you sure have some super feather detail, do like this sort of shot.

Keith.

[Steve Kaluski]

I too might go with the Sandpiper Dan, but I wonder if it might also be the Godwit? Beautiful plumage and the ripple adds greatly, think it's optical, but does it need a slight rotation, by 'eye'?

TFS
Steve

[Marina Scarr]

This is just too cute. Your choice of comp works well here as does the low angle.

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Striking image, Daniel. Terrific idea and the feathers are perfectly suited. Nice to see the indented water around the bird. I'll suggest a Sandpiper too.




Geoffrey

[William Dickson]

Fab detail No idea what it is. Love the image though

Will

[Daniel Cadieux]

Just "sanpiper" is too easy a guess! This little individual is a White-rumped Sandpiper .

[Bill Dix]

Just "sanpiper" is too easy a guess! This little individual is a White-rumped Sandpiper .

I guessed Least Sandpiper because of the rufous plumage, but the extended primaries should have been the giveaway.

[Steve Kaluski]

Just "sanpiper" is too easy a guess!

Or perhaps it was too close to the previous posting Dan? Still a cool image.